6th & 7th Grade Summer Reading

• **Why should I read?**
• What should I read?
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    Classics_Booklist.pdf
    

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    Modern_Booklist.pdf
    

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  • Bel-Tib Summer Picks
• Summer Reading Links
  • Teen Reads: Summer Beach Bag 2009
  • RIF (Reading is Fundamental)
  • Bel Tib Public Library
  • Scholastic Stacks
  • Reading Rockets
• Booktalk

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High School Summer Reading

• Redwood High School **Summer Reading Initiative**
• Ninth Grade Reading Recommendations:
  

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• Booktalk

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Mr. Shern's Volcanoes

Hawaiian Volcano, 2003

Links to use:

Benefits of Living with Volcanoes, USGS
Citation Format (Del Mar School)
How Volcanoes Work Homepage
Volcanoes Interactive(predicting volcanoes)
Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program(documents eruptions)
Volcano Hazards Program, USGS(latest volcano alerts and updates)
Volcanoes of the United States, USGS
Volcano World, Oregon St. University
NASA(search for your volcano's satellite image from space!)
Cascades Volcano Observatory(volcano terminology & gives activity updates on volcanoes in the Cascade Range)
Italian Volcanoes
Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes & Volcanoes Map
Active Volcanoes of the World/Google Maps
Central American Volcanoes
Nicaraguan Volcanoes Volcano Emergency Preparedness Information, Red Cross
Volcano Emergency Preparedness Information, Red Cross

Presentation Ideas - view slideshow below
(USE DOWN ARROW KEY TO CHANGE SLIDES)

Mr._Shern_Presentation_Requirement.pdf

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Citations:
Citation Machine

Project Ideas:
Paper Model of a Volcano(USGS)
Make Your Own Volcano - Science Bob
Volcano Project Ideas- William & Regina Bailey, Crystal Clear Science Projects
Build a Real Working Volcano- Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab
Homemade Erupting Volcano
The Chemistry of a Homemade Erupting Volcano

Mr. Shern Video Suggestion: Local Geothermal Energy User
"The Geysers", Santa Rosa, CA scroll down to bottom








Library Homepage: Internet Portal

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Reading and Book Promotion

Library Blog

Link to Book Talk Presentation

Ms. Lynch Book Discussion Site

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Citation Guidelines

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Maintain Teacher-Bookmarked Websites

Ed1Stop Online Database: Teacher Selected Sites

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Critically Evaluating Websites

Educator Kathy Schrock's Guide for Middle School Website Evaluation

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8th Grade Social Issues Project

Tips:

• Use the library books in Ms. Jolly's room -- these books present both sides of the topic.
  
• Use EBSCO(on Ed1Stop) to search for current articles on your topic (especially health).
• Check Discovery Streaming (on Ed1Stop) for videos explaining your topic (for example, there are 26 abortion videos to view and take notes).
• If we don't have a book, use the public library's catalog to search for something: Bel-Tib Public Library.

HELPFUL RESOURCES:

Sexual Harassment:

• Definition & information from University of Utah
• Civil Rights and Criminal Justice Primer on Sexual Harassment

AIDS:

• History and Origins of the HIV Epidemic>
• US Treatment Guidelines

Women's Rights:

• American Women (Library of Congress)>
• Women's Rights Movement, 1848-1998

TV/Video Game Violence:

• Media Violence and the American Public

• Media Violence in Children's Lives

Capital Punishment:

• Capital Punishment Resource Guide
• Death Penalty Information Center

Alcohol Abuse:

• Alcohol Problems and Solutions
• Straight Talk on Alcohol and Alcoholism

Endangered Species:

• US Fish and Wildlife Services Endangered Species Program
• Endangered Species Act, National Audubon Society

Health Care:

• Position Paper from the University of Maine
• Centers for Disease Control and Protection

Homelessness:

• 3rd Annual Homeless Report to Congress
• Interagency Council on Homelessness

Greenhouse Effect:

• UCSD Earthguide - Greenhouse Effect
• Greenhouse Effect Science and Policy, Columbia University

Gay Rights:

• Speak Out Resource
• White House Civil Rights Agenda (scroll down to Support for the LGBT Community)

Stem Cell Research:

• Goal of Stem Cell Research, University of Utah
• Stem Cell Research, University of Michigan

Drugs and Sports:

• NPR - Should We Accept Steroid Use in Sports?
• Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Steroid Use in Sports

Gun Control:

• Federal Gun Control Legislation Timeline
• Gun Laws, Gun Control, and Gun Rights from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Environment & Sustainable Living:

• World Data Center, Sustainability
• 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index, Yale

Immigration:

• Obama-Biden Position on Immigration
• US Immigration Law Overview, Cornell

Abortion:

• Abortion and Ethics, Internet Resources from UCSD
• Abortion Access- All Sides of the Issue

War in Iraq:

• War with Iraq Government Information, UCSD Library
• War on Terrorism - Post-Saddam Iraq

Animal Testing:

• Center for Animal Alternatives Information, UC Davis

Euthanasia:

• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Euthanasia
• Ethics Matters - Euthanasia, USD

Present-day Slavery:

• UC Berkeley News, Modern Slavery Thriving in the U.S.
• The Facts, Modern Human Slavery and Trafficking (Oregon State University)
• HumanTrafficking.org

Mr. Miles Guitarist Project

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Guitarist Requirements.pdf

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Resources:

Images

• AP Images (note: login to Ed1Stop first)
• Ask.com
• AOL Music Pictures
• All the Web: Pictures

Biography Sites

• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum Inductee List
• AOL Music
• Clusty
• Rolling Stone Artist Biographies

Election 2008: Get Informed!

• Candidate Quizzes: Candidate Match Game ; Vote by Issue Quiz ; Choose Your Candidate Quiz .
• The Issues: Washington Post Coverage Tracker ; CNN Election Center ; CBS News Campaign .
• Candidate Pages (in alphabetical order): http://baldwin2008.com; www.barackobama.com ; www.bobbarr2008.com ; www.johnmccain.com ; www.votenader.org